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Day 7: Challenged to Serve Like Jesus

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10

YouTube is an online video sharing and social media platform. It is the second most visited website with more than one billion hours of videos each day. Many people use YouTube to learn about how something works.

Sometimes in these videos, they are opening the item or putting it together. Other times they are using it or cleaning the thing. Knowing what something was made to do helps us use it properly. 

This is just like people.

Knowing that God created you helps you understand why we should serve one another in love. He gave each person different gifts and talents. God made us complement one another and need each other. 

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10

Realizing that you are God’s masterpiece will also give you a purpose. Those good works God prepared aren’t just about us. We do good works for others through serving them and loving them.

The problem is, we don’t always serve and love others as we should. Even though we know we are loved and forgiven, we get distracted doing what we want to do and what feels good. We forget what we are here for and get caught up in our plans. We don’t trust that God will take good care of us. 

Serving isn’t something we have to do; it’s something we get to do. It is what we are MADE to do! Because Jesus served us by taking our sin, dying on the cross, and rising again, we can serve others without trying to earn anything or getting paybacks.  

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Challenge

Serve someone today. It may be someone in your family, or perhaps at school. Make sure it is a way to serve just to help and not expect any payment.